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16 June 2023
Issue: 8029 / Categories: Features , Procedure & practice , Civil way
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Civil way: 16 June 2023

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The King’s Bench Way; agreement for disagreement; broadband on paper; perils of a police report.

SUPREME MIX

No surprise. The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in the whiplash-plus-something-else case of Hassam and another v Rabot and another [2023] EWCA Civ 19 (see ‘Civil way’, NLJ, 3 February 2023, p15). And just as the Official Injury Claim portal was celebrating its second birthday with customary soft tissue buns and heralding an intermediate release for 14 June 2023, which was calculated to ensure that the Court of Appeal’s decision was reflected in the portal journey. It is going ahead.

SHARP EXPECTS

The ninth edition of the King’s Bench Guide has been published. Don’t rush to print out unless you have 230 pages going spare. It does not have the status of a practice direction or the force of law. So, don’t waste your time on it? Depends on whether or not you fancy your complexion turning crimson and an adverse costs order when you next appear before a master. You

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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NEWS
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NLJ this week: Appeal court reins in ‘wrong defendant’ switcheroo

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: CPR tweak closes third-party disclosure gap
A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
NLJ this week: Court of Appeals wrestles with Mazur fallout
The long-running Mazur saga edged towards its finale as the Court of Appeal heard arguments on whether non-solicitors can ‘conduct litigation’. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School reports from a packed courtroom where 16 wigs watched Nick Bacon KC argue that Mr Justice Sheldon had failed to distinguish between ‘tasks and responsibilities’
NLJ this week: Driving test fraudsters steer towards jail
Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
NLJ this week: Deepfakes demand data law muscle
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
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